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Actor Website Tips | Don't auto-start your actor reel as soon as your website loads, but if you do, mute it.

More and more actor websites I stumble upon seem to auto-start a reel or trailer or some other video as soon as the home page loads. This is just bad and... impolite. Imagine every website you went to, before you could...

Fun Facts | Websites for Actors

Build your #actor #website in 90 seconds.

Actor Casting Hints | Impress Casting Directors

Sending thank you notes? "It was great to meet you. Thanks for having me in." Signed. Sealed. Delivered.

Actor Dictionary | High Concept Idea

Anyone who wants to make a commercially viable movie loves a high concept idea. This is a premise or an idea that can be described succinctly in very few words and can be effectively advertised. It' often an idea that isn't grounded in reality but can easily be imagined if it was. High concept narratives are typically associated with a "what if?" scenario that sets the story in motion. Here are some examples of successful high concept films:LIAR LIAR (What if you were a lawyer and couldn't lie for one day?)BACK TO THE FUTURE (What if you could travel back in time and change your future?)JURASSIC PARK (What if you could clone dinosaurs?)GROUNDHOG DAY (What if you repeated the same day over again and again?)FREAKY FRIDAY (What if you and your teenage daughter switched bodies?)BRUCE ALMIGHTY (What if you were given all the powers of God?)BIG (What if a young boy physically ages to adulthood overnight?)TOY STORY (What if toys came to life when humans weren't around)